SKYLink^SM by ARINC Direct^SM

SKYLink^SM by ARINC Direct^SM is the fastest in-flight broadband satellite service for business aircraft passengers.

SKYLink allows business aviation passengers to stay connected even at 47,000 feet. At speeds in excess of 3 megabits per second (Mbps), it’s about 6 times faster than a high-speed cable modem.

Designed with business aircraft users in mind, SKYLink is faster, smaller, lighter, more efficient, and less costly than other airborne satellite systems. And it’s easy to use. Just plug a network cable from your laptop into a jack on the plane and log on to the network. The process becomes even simpler if you have a wireless connection and a preconfigured server on the aircraft.

SKYLink Specifications

The SKYLink antenna is tail-mounted and fits on larger business aircraft including: Gulfstream GIV, GIV-SP, G400, GV, G500, G550, Cessna Citation X, and Bombardier Global Express/500/XRS and Challengers.

The SKYLink equipment is compact and lightweight. The tail-mounted dish antenna measures less than 12 inches in diameter. The satellite terminal, including antenna, weighs less than 40 pounds. ARINC Direct is currently working with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to make SKYLink a standard option on any new aircraft, but will also retrofit the necessary equipment to existing aircraft.

Connection Speed

SKYLink has an aircraft-to-ground (return) data rate of 128/256 kilobits per second (kbps) and a ground-to-aircraft (forward) data rate varying between 512 kbps and 3.5 Mbps. A SKYLink network test site is also available so that users can test the SKYLink system performance and verify their connection speed.